ARCHER, LESTER - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Sergeant, Company E, 96th New York Infantry.
Place and date:   At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864. Entered service at:?.

Birth:   Fort Ann, N.Y.

Date of issue:   6 April 1865.

Citation:   Gallantry in placing the colors of his regiment on the fort.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)